12 greatest Grammy blunders

February 7, 2013

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The Fresh Prince beats LL Cool J (1989): After facing a boycott, the Grammys reluctantly decided to acknowledge hip-hop. But that didn't mean they were going to like it. In a slap to the face of their critics, the first award for Best Rap Performance went to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's goofy novelty hit, “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” The other nominees? LL Cool J's Going Back to Cali, Salt N Pepa's Push It, Kool Moe Dee's Wild Wild West and J.J. Fad's Supersonic. It was the start of a trend: In 1990, Young MC's Bust A Move handily defeated Public Enemy's Fight the Power.

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The Fresh Prince beats LL Cool J (1989): After facing a boycott, the Grammys reluctantly decided to acknowledge hip-hop. But that didn't mean they were going to like it. In a slap to the face of their critics, the first award for Best Rap Performance went to DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's goofy novelty hit, “Parents Just Don’t Understand.” The other nominees? LL Cool J's Going Back to Cali, Salt N Pepa's Push It, Kool Moe Dee's Wild Wild West and J.J. Fad's Supersonic. It was the start of a trend: In 1990, Young MC's Bust A Move handily defeated Public Enemy's Fight the Power.